Newfoundland dog in hospital - whatever next?

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Not that I know my breeds, but Newfoundland was the closest I could find in Google. Whatever it was, it was large and very furry and should not be in a hospital.

You can see it's not being used as a service dog by the way it's being led.

This "my dog has to go everywhere" stupid craze has to end now.

AIBU?

When my daughter was in hospital, a therapy dog visited once a week. Really sick children hugely benefited from it and it really broke up the week for them and gave them something to look forward to in often bleak circumstances.

I work in a hospital and you’d be surprised how many people bring the family pet to clinic with them…. (Not a therapy or assistance dog) just the family pet. I’ve also had cats, a rabbit and rats.

I don’t agree with it and I do ask them politely to leave them at home next time but it’s far more regular than I thought it would be 😂

Exactly. You have no idea why the dog was there. Perhaps it’s an assistance dog, perhaps staff like me have arranged for someone at end of life to be able to see their dog because it’s important to them. Perhaps don’t judge.

I don't, but do you think humans are better behaved and cleaner than dogs in A&E?

Probably a therapy dog doing good work cheering up lots of sick people. Animals have been shown to be therapeutic for mental and physical health.

I work in a health centre in a very deprived area and people do bring their dogs in- but to be honest it tends to be people who are very vulnerable. No one bats an eyelid.

Why are flowers not allowed but a dogs ok? I never get the no flower rule.

Would be more worried for the dog in my home town hospital. Its more likely to catch MRSA.

so thats two rules of MN broken. Slag off the NHS and suggest there's places dogs shouldn't be.

Just waiting someone to pipe that that they would trust their dog to preform surgery than a disgusting human. Who was once a repulsive child.

My dog would be eating the shit out of a clinical waste bin. But she hasn't got a medical degree. She is a weird dog in MN terms. Eats shit, rolls in fix poo and eats her vomit. I have no problems with therapy dogs in hospital as I'm not making infection control rules. Taken your pet to A&E is probly as bad as your entire extended family.

Ssshhhhhh don't tell anyone but when I worked on a long stay ward for older people we used to sneak the patients' doggos in! Just for a visit

I would too until it sh*t in the corridor and pissed up the wall. No thanks. I love dogs, I have two who are very loved but no way should they be in any building shared by the public.

Ssssshhh here too.. I was sectioned in a place of safety 40 miles from my home. Taxpayers money was used to transport my dog to me, because I was so distraught about her being left alone. Other patients loved her too.

How could the porters not see the dog? 🤔

Exactly

It's obviously a thread just to inflame people

I don't know why you're all bothering to provide perfectly logical reasons, the OP doesn't care, just wanted to start another anti dog thread.

BTW - I’ve just looked it up. Pets As Therapy was founded in 1983, so their visits are not exactly a recent phenomenon

There are other organisations that do similar, but PAT is the one I happen to have heard of. They also offer visits by cats and by rabbits

You are right.

Do your dogs really piss and sh*t all over at home? Might I suggest frequent walks and taking them outside to toilet.

Sounds like an owner problem!

As others have said it will be a PAT dog and they come in all shapes and sizes and are fully trained in what they are there to do. They don't have to wear a vest, some do and some don't, however their owner/handler will have ID on display on themselves. They will keep out of your way unless you approach them and want to pet them.

To the people mentioning allergies, what about pet owners that attend the hospital without their pet but could have pet hair on their clothing? When visiting a hospital you are potentially putting yourself in contact with many things that you could be allergic to. I am allergic to penicillin so I am not given it and I don't take it. If you are genuinely allergic to dogs then just avoid going near to them. Them getting in the way of porters; so do most humans attending as they tend to wander about like lost sheep. The dog and their handler will know where they are going and will try to keep out of peoples way. I have yet to come across a dog in an hospital that has no right to be there or is not there for a purpose.

They usually have a vest, I think.

Oh come off it. I bloody love dogs and am far from miserable, but even I can see that dogs don't belong in hospitals. Not everyone shares my love of dogs and that doesn't make them miserable either. It's not sanitary and lots of people are allergic or scared.

One person shouldn't be having their "spirits lifted" at the expense of other people's comfort.

@ViolinsPlayGentlyOn Some do and some don't, their handler will have ID on display on themselves though. The dogs themselves don't have to wear a vest.

They're not taking photos of a person though.

Yep this. Some right misery guts on here tonight.

There is a Pat dog that attends a group I go to. She just wears a collar. Her owners has a lanyard.

I have used my dog as a Therapy Dog. He was quite a hairy breed so didn't always wear an identifying coat as hospitals and nursing homes tend to be quite warm. I always wore ID - shame OP didn't see the owner. Some of the residents/patients didn't want to talk to him and no problem to avoid them. It was a privilege to talk to those who did want to see him, for some it was the highlight of their week.